Garnet, called ziyawu or ziyawu in ancient China, is a group of minerals that have been used as gemstones and abrasives in the bronze age. The common garnet is red. Garnet English “garnet” comes from Latin “granatus” (grain), which may come from “Punica granatum” (pomegranate). It is a plant with red seeds, and its shape, size and color are similar to some garnet crystals.
The common color of diopside is blue-green to yellow-green, brown, yellow, purple, colorless to white. Luster for glass luster. If chromium is present in diopside, the mineral has a green tinge, so diopside gems are often confused with other gems such as yellow-green olivine, (green) tourmaline, and chrysoberite, which of course depend on other physical differences between the minerals to distinguish them.
TSAVORITE (TSAVORITE) chemical name is chrome vanadium calcium aluminum garnet, because contains trace amounts of chromium and vanadium, delicate Emerald Green, pleasing to the eye. Kenya’s Shafe National Park was discovered by geologist Campbell Brydges in the late 1960s.
China is one of the major producers of turquoise. Turquoise is produced in Zhushan County, Yunxi County, Anhui Ma’anshan, Shaanxi Baihe, Xichuan, Henan, Hami, Xinjiang, Wulan, Qinghai and other places.
Amethyst is a tripartite crystal system, the crystal is hexagonal columnar, the cylindrical surface is transverse, there are left shape and right shape, twin-crystal is very common. The hardness is 7. The crystal often contains irregular or winged gas-liquid inclusions.
Topaz is pure transparent but often opaque due to impurities in it. Topaz is typically wine-colored or pale yellow. But it could be white, gray, blue, green. Colorless topaz, when well cut, can be mistaken for a diamond.
Red Spinel has a ruby-like bright luxury red, it is also highly valued. She was wearing the robes of the pope of the Vatican, the Tsar of Russia, the son of Iran, and the crown of King of the British Empire.
Amethyst is a tripartite crystal system, the crystal is hexagonal columnar, the cylindrical surface is transverse, there are left shape and right shape, twin-crystal is very common. The hardness is 7. The crystal often contains irregular or winged gas-liquid inclusions.
Moonstone is a layered gemstone mineral of orthoclase and Albite. Moonstone is mainly produced in Sri Lanka, Myanmar, India, Brazil, Mexico and the European Alps, of which Sri Lanka produced the most precious.
Red garnet is the aluminum garnet series of magnesium aluminum garnet, belongs to the common varieties of garnet. The red color of red garnet can make people have irresistible charm, attract happiness and eternal love, increase self-confidence, is the stone of women.
Aquamarine quality is evaluated from color, clarity, cut and weight. Pure color, no gray, no dichroism, thick and bright color of the highest value. Some aquamarine with directional inclusions can be processed into cat’s eye effect or starlight effect, and aquamarine with special optical effect is more expensive. Aquamarine with the same color, clarity and cut is more valuable if it weighs more.
Citrine varies in color from yellow to light brown and is easily confused with citrine. The yellow color in citrine is due to the presence of iron oxide in water. Natural citrine is scarce and produced in few places, with only Brazil and Madagascar producing high-quality Citrine in limited quantities.